Living in New London, NH
Merrimack County
New London is a real, genuinely picturesque small college town in Merrimack County, New Hampshire's Monadnock/Upper Valley region, home to Colby-Sawyer College and sitting adjacent to Mount Kearsarge, with several small lakes -- Pleasant Lake and Little Sunapee Lake -- within its own town boundaries. Its population ran approximately 4,644 as of a 2024 ACS estimate, modestly up from 4,417 at the 2020 Census. New London's own housing runs genuinely elevated: a median home price of approximately $615,000 as of 2026 sources, well above both the national median and New Hampshire's own already-high statewide figure, reflecting real, genuine second-home and retirement demand in a scenic setting. New Hampshire's real, defining tax tradeoff applies fully here: no broad-based income tax and no general sales tax, paired with a statewide property tax burden among the highest in the nation (approximately 1.93% effective, per new-hampshire.js) -- a confirmed, New London-specific mill rate was not found with confidence this pass, so confirm the current figure directly. New London's local economy centers on Colby-Sawyer College and New London Hospital.
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New London's own median home price ran approximately $615,000 as of 2026 sources reviewed -- meaningfully above both the national and New Hampshire statewide medians.
Taxes
Not independently sourced at the Merrimack County level this session. New Hampshire carries no income tax statewide. See the New Hampshire hub page for the statewide property tax context -- do not treat that figure as New London-specific.
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Pros
A real, genuinely picturesque small-college-town setting near Mount Kearsarge and several small lakes; New Hampshire's real no-income-tax, no-sales-tax structure; a real, favorable statewide homeowners-insurance and low-hazard profile; Colby-Sawyer College and New London Hospital as real, local institutional anchors.
Cons
A genuinely elevated median home price (approximately $615,000) well above both national and New Hampshire statewide figures; New Hampshire's real, statewide-high property tax burden, with New London's own specific mill rate not confirmed with confidence this pass; a limited, small-town job market beyond the college and hospital; and real, disclosed New England winter-storm exposure.
Who this fits
Best for: Best fits movers prioritizing a scenic, small-college-town setting with mountain and lake access, comfortable with genuinely elevated home prices and New Hampshire's real property-tax burden in exchange for no state income tax.
Maybe not for you if: Probably not the right fit for movers needing genuinely affordable housing or a large, diversified local job market -- New London's own home prices run well above both national and New Hampshire statewide medians, and its job market centers narrowly on the college, hospital, and tourism/second-home economy.
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